Ruie’s Story
In continuing to clean out a cardboard box of pictures, albums, and papers that mostly came from my great-aunt Susan, I started thinking about her. She was a big influence in my father’s life and I am curious about her …
Author: Pat
September Genealogy To-Do List
Research * Look for live relatives in the Scheier line. * Figure out Sweet line; what do I have from the Lillian Towner Allen collection? Organization * box of Salt pictures and album pretty much scanned [I had my own …
Who Are These Scheiers and Are We Related to Them?
Today, while avoiding the household tasks I should be doing, I have been making a spreadsheet to show the city directory I collected last week in Washington. I listened to a couple of talks about using city directories to add …
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Pat and Judy Go To Washington
Two weeks before the conference: Once I (Pat) got back from my quick trip hunting for Denman land and cousins, I started to seriously consider what I need to do to be prepared for the upcoming IAJGS conference in Washington, …
In Search of the Family Homestead
My sister and I met on a Wednesday, had a quick lunch, and took off in my car for the Catskill area of New York to seek the family homestead. She had driven down to my house from hers in …